Obesity and Acute Pancreatitis Meta-Analysis Supplementary Material

28 studies comprising 18,062 patients were included in this meta-analysis. The work, published on figshare in 2026, reassesses the association between obesity and the severity and mortality of acute pancreatitis. It represents the largest synthesis to date on this topic, though it could not meta-analytically identify independent pathophysiological drivers.

Use Cases

• [Assess the risk of severe acute pancreatitis] based on [BMI thresholds (≥25 kg/m² and ≥30 kg/m²)]
• [Quantify the association between obesity and mortality] based on [pooled odds ratios for BMI categories]
• [Investigate the heterogeneity of study results] based on [the systematic review of 28 studies]
• [Support further mechanistic research] based on [the identified gap in understanding pathophysiological modes of action]

Strengths

• Includes data from 28 studies and 18,062 patients, representing a substantial patient pool.
• Provides specific pooled odds ratios and mean differences with 95% confidence intervals for key outcomes.
• Explicitly aims to include approximately 50% of patients not covered in a previous meta-analysis, increasing coverage.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is small (674.7 KB), suggesting limited scope, likely being supplementary text rather than raw patient data.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale computational analysis.

Provenance

Source

figshare admin karger

Collection Method

Systematic search and meta-analysis of studies published up to April 2025.

Time Range

Studies published up to April 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-13 07:55:28; freshness should be verified.